Summary:
Scoring is divided into two phases with special bonuses available
throughout the game.

Phase 1:
Slowly build your lead each week by picking 4 “safe” Survivors. Add
a 5th point if you can correctly guess who gets voted out that week
too. Make sure to pace your selections as you are limited to how
many times you can choose each Survivor as safe.

Phase 2:
Lock in the win by picking the correct order of the final four.

Bonus
Points:

Score a “come from behind” upset when you demonstrate your
psychic ability by choosing the Sole Survivor before the first show
even airs.

Get a jump on the competition by picking the Survivor who will
be voted out first.

Get a boost at the mid point by picking the first member of the
jury.

Listen to the podcast for special bonus questions. Send in your
answer and score some bonus points just for being a good
listener.

The player with the most points at the end of the season is
declared the winner!

No Spoilers Notice: We produce the podcast and run the
JSFL to increase the enjoyment of watching Survivor each week. We
do this for fun and believe that reading spoiler sites to get an
advantage will ruin the experience. If you like spoiler sites and
knowing what will happen next, this game and the Survivor Fans
Podcast are not for you.

Phase 1:
(Weekly Play)

Prior to each episode, players shall select 4 survivors that
they believe will be “safe” from the vote for that episode. In
addition, players will also need to submit their guess for which
Survivor does get voted out that week. Remember to click
the submit button to record your choices or your selections
will not be saved.

The deadline for Weekly Play
selections is enforced by the automated website and typcially set
at 6:30 PM CDT.
Your selections will stay in affect until you explicitly send in a
change. If we have not received an update from you by deadline,
we'll use your picks from the previous week. However, be advised
that you will be dropped from the game for the remainder of
the season if you fail to submit your picks 3 weeks in a row.

“Safe” means that the survivor will not be “the person voted out”
or leave for any reason during that episode.

* The Twist: Each player can only select a given
Survivor 6 times to be safe throughout weekly play (~12 weeks).
Meaning, if there are 12 weeks of weekly play, you can only select
any one survivor to be safe 6 times over that 12 week period.
There is no restriction on how many times you can select someone to
be voted out.

Each successful “safe” selection equals 1 point.
Each successful “voted out” selection equals 1 point, with the
exception of the first episode. See the First Out Bonus
below for more details.

There are typically a maximum of 5 possible points per player
per week. On weeks when more than one Survivor is voted out, and we
know ahead of time, we may add an option to score an additional
"voted-out" point.

Depending on variations in the game, there will be at least 60
total Weekly Play points available in Phase 1.

Phase 2: (Final
Four)

Final Four selections shall be
submitted by 6:30 PM CDT, the day of the finale.

Final Four scoring is as
follows:

Correctly select 4th
place = 5 points

Correctly select 3rd
place = 10 points

Correctly select 2nd
place = 15 points

Correctly select 1st
place = 20 points

Total possible Final Four points
= 50

Bonus
Points:

First Out Bonus 2 Point Bonus: (FOB)

Jump out to a commanding lead by
picking the first Survivor to be voted off before the first episode
airs.

Each player shall select one (1)
survivor as their First Out choice. Should that survivor be voted
out during the first episode, that player will be awarded a 2 point
bonus.

Failure to select a First Out
contestant by this deadline shall constitute a no-selection.

First on Jury 2 Point Bonus: (FOJ)

Here's a chance to recover a lost
point, when one of your weekly Vote Off choices made during phase
one turns out to be the First Jury member.

No special selection process is
required. If your weekly Vote Off choice becomes the first jury
member, you will be awarded two points that week instead of just
one.

Ultimate Survivor 24 Point Bonus: (USB)

Demonstrate those hidden ESP skills.
Pick the Ultimate Sole Survivor before the first show airs and make
the rest of us all hate you for being so “damn lucky”!

Each player shall select one (1)
survivor as their Ultimate Survivor. Should that survivor win, that
player will be awarded a 24 point USB.

Failure to select an Ultimate
Survivor by this deadline shall constitute a no-selection.
Remember, you have to click Submit for your selection to be
recorded.

Only players whose ultimate survivor is still in the game and
who choose to change their ultimate survivor pick shall be eligible
for the 10 point USB.

Note: Should the player choose to not change their ultimate
survivor, they would remain eligible for the 24 point USB.

USB 5 Point Second Chance Option:

Was your first swag at picking the
Ultimate Survivor way off the mark. Don't fret. There's still a
chance to redeem yourself for a few extra bonus points.

If the player’s ultimate survivor is no longer in the game
following the final merge, the player shall have a second
opportunity to pick a new ultimate survivor.

If that ultimate survivor pick wins the game, the player shall
receive a 5 point USB.

Only players whose ultimate survivor has been previously been
voted out shall be eligible for the 5 point USB.

Selections for the USB Second-Chance shall be submitted no later
than the deadline imposed by the automated website on the day of
the airing of the first episode after the final merge occurs.

Listener Reward Bonus Questions

Listen to the podcast to be eligible
for special Listener Bonus points. Intermittantly throughout the
season, we'll announce a question based on something said in one of
our podcasts. Submit your answer with your weekly picks and score
extra points that week. Click on the Answer Question link to submit
your answer.

Tie Breakers

In the event that several players
are tied for the most points at the end of the season, we may
choose to break the tie by holding a Survivor Trivia contest.
Additional details on the trivia contest will be made available if
this becomes necessary.

Credits: Big thanks to listeners Bob and Jac who did all the
heavy lifting by creating the original set of rules.

Note: It may become necessary to modify the rules during the
course of the season to accomodate changes in the format of the
show. We reserve the right to make addendums to the rules at any
time to account for these changes. All decisions are the
responsibility of the Survivor Fans Podcast and are final.